This is edition 2025/67 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. Te Pāti Māori’s ongoing financial accountability failures
Bryce Edwards
- 📉 New revelations this week show Te Pāti Māori still hasn’t produced an auditor’s report for its 2023 political donations.
- 🕵️♂️ Despite paying the audit firm, the party failed to comply with electoral finance laws.
- ❓ Serious questions about transparency and trust in democracy arise from Te Pāti Māori’s repeated failures.
- 📅 Te Pāti Māori missed the 2023 financial statement deadline and filed incomplete documents.
- 💸 Financial discrepancies suggest issues with how political donations are managed.
- 🚨 Te Pāti Māori’s history includes previous breaches of electoral law and undeclared donations.
- 🙅♂️ Excuses from party leaders and delayed audits indicate a disregard for legal obligations.
- ⚖️ Police issued a formal warning instead of prosecution, raising concerns about accountability.
- 💰 Scrutiny reveals ties to significant donations and public funds, challenging claims of grassroots funding.
- 🌱 Upholding integrity is crucial for all parties to maintain public trust and uphold democratic principles.
